Sell Popcorn

Scouting America has an annual popcorn drive that is historic in scope, and is nation wide.   It is important that every troop support this fundraiser, as it helps the national program, the council program, and the troop program.   For our council, the popcorn sales run by the troops are a significant source of funding, which allows our scout camps to exists.   For 2026, the troop committee is in the process of examining the popcorn sale kickoff and more details will be announced when available.   

Sell Coffee

TROOP 300 
COFFEE SALES INFORMATION

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Sell locally roasted Kaladi coffee by the pound to raise funds for scout activities, like summer camp and other adventures.  Inquire at the next meeting.


COFFEE SALES OPPORTUNITY:  
(OPEN FUNDRAISER OPPORTUNITY)
Troop 300 has been approved to sell Kaladi Coffee as a fundraiser for our scout troop.  We sell premium Kaladi brand coffee for the a great price.   We we order the coffee after a Monday troop meeting, and it is roasted over the following weekend.   Scouts pick up the coffee that they ordered on the previous Monday at the next troop meeting, and deliver the fresh roasted coffee directly to their customer(s).   This opportunity is completely voluntary.   You don't have to do it, but it is an opportunity if you want to.   Potentially, it can significantly reduce the costs associated with scouting, and it helps support the troop as well.  For some boys, it may allow them to go on bigger trips they otherwise might not be able to afford.   Here is how it works:

STEPS TO SELL COFFEE:
1.  Download a coffee sales form.  You need one for each customer's order.  

2.  Find a customer and have them pick out their choices. 
Collect the money, put it in an envelope, and staple it to the filled out form.  Take a pic of the form for your records. (Payment can be by check, or a customer can use VENMO.

3.  Check to make sure the form has been filled out correctly, and they have indicated if they want it 'ground' or "whole bean" and everything is readable. 

3.  Turn in the order and the money at the next troop meeting.

4.  At the next troop meeting the following week, pick up your coffee, and deliver it to your customer(s) as soon as possible.   This step is critical---if a person orders coffee from you their expectation is you will deliver them fresh coffee, so you need to do so in a timely manner.  In no case can you take longer than the weekend after the Monday night troop meeting.

FINE PRINT:  Scouts who fail to pickup their coffee ordered on time, or who fail to deliver it to their customer by the weekend it was promised, will lose the right to sell coffee in Troop 300.  If something prevents you from making a troop meeting where you have coffee to pick up, get someone to pick it up for you.  It is imperative that we satisfy the customers that have purchased a product from this Troop.  
 
REWARDS FOR SELLING COFFEE: 
You can earn money to help defer the cost of your scouting.  For every pound of coffee a scout sells, the troop will add $2 to his scout account, and those funds are his to use for any troop outing or activity.   As an example, if you find just 5 people who will purchase a pound of coffee from you per week, you would make $40 into your scout account every single month.    Most of our regular monthly campouts are much less than that, so not only would you have money for your monthly camps, but at the end of a year you would probably have saved enough to cover most of summer camp as well.    Needless to say, this is a GREAT OPPORTUNITY and it is ONLY AVAILABLE IN TROOP 300!

Besides the money you can earn to use on scouting, there is also a prize table.  When a scout makes 100 sales (i.e. 100 pounds of coffee) he can select any prize off of the prize table during a troop meeting.   FUN!